Monday Hangout: The Al Qaeda-ISIS Split

AQ-ISIS

The split between al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the crucible of the Syrian civil war just might be a gamechanger. Want to know more? This coming Monday the 19thcome (Google) hangout with me and five impressive experts as we discuss the AQ-ISIS split and what it means for the West, counter-terrorism, the Middle East, and the broader Islamist movement.

WHO

  • JM Berger of IntelWire
  • Brian Fishman of the New America Foundation
  • Shiraz Maher of the International Center for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
  • Will McCants of the Brookings Institution
  • Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

WHERE

On your computer! Check out the event page for more!

WHEN

Monday, May 19, Noon EST

WHY

Because it’s going to be awesome.